Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/29/19
State and local taxes
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota Capitol Notebook: Divisions come into view as gas tax, health care talks heat up
Star Tribune: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz trims budget plan following lower surplus prediction
Duluth News Tribune: Gov. Tim Walz trims budget ask but the biggest sticking points remain
Albert Lea Tribune: State, local chambers lobby for competitive taxes for businesses
Austin Daily Herald: Proposed tax bill raises concerns for businesses; State and local chamber of commerces look for affordable options
Pioneer Press: Gov. Tim Walz tweaks budget plan to reflect slower economic growth
Alpha News: Edina Democrat Melisa Franzen Defends High Taxes In Minnesota
Star Tribune: Minnesota House Democrats trim Gov. Tim Walz’s budget
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota Democrats offer E-12 funding boost, public tuition freeze in budget proposal
Inforum: Letter: Minnesota can’t afford Gov. Walz’s tax-and-spend budget
Red Wing Republican Eagle: Goodhue County above average price of Minnesota local government
Pioneer Press: MN House Democratic budget plan includes college tuition freeze
WCCO: House Democratic Budget Plan Includes College Tuition Freeze
KXRA: Minnesota Democrats Include Tuition Freeze In State Budget Plan
MPR News: Show us your property tax statement
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s state tax checkoff box funds eagle cam and more
WCCO: Reality Check: Gov. Walz’s Proposed Gas Tax Hike
Grand Forks Herald: Increased gas tax could place strain on rural Minnesotans, Republican legislators say
KDUZ: MN Senate Republicans unveil budget outline
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota Senate Republicans lay out budget plan with no tax hikes
Pioneer Press: Minnesota Republicans propose budget $2 billion smaller than Democrats and no tax hikes
Star Tribune: Minnesota Senate Republicans say no new taxes, fees in budget plan
KXRA: Senate Republicans to Unveil State Budget Plan With No Tax Increases
Brainerd Dispatch: Reader Opinion: More ways to tax us?
Labor market
KROC: Brutal Winter conditions blamed for Minnesota job losses
Wahepton Daily News: Minnesota’s unemployment rate increased to 3.1 percent
International Falls Journal: Minnesota unemployment rate at 3.1 percent
Tech.MN: Minnesota Tech Industry Employment Only Grew By 2% Last Year
Twin Cities Business: Some of MN’s Lowest-Paid Workers, the St. Paul Saints Players, May Become Exempt from Minimum Wage Laws
Economic development
MPR News: Army Corps of Engineers grants final permit for PolyMet mine
CBS 3: Lawmakers react to Polymet receiving final permit
Star Tribune: Fish, and fishing industry, are starved for advocates
Star Tribune: New DEED commissioner and former Google executive wants to encourage innovation in Minnesota
ABC 6: Proposed Bill Addresses Housing, Childcare, and Worker Shortage in Minnesota
Star Tribune: Sherburne County offers incentive to Google to build Minnesota data center
KNSI: County approves tax abatement for Google
MPR News: Sherburne Co. approves tax break for Google data
Brainerd Dispatch: Kresha to introduce legislation establishing the Minnesota Research and Development Authority Act
Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Lignite coal can help meet carbon-free goals
Economic growth
Albert Lea Tribune: Survey: Bankers losing confidence in 10-state farm economy
Trade
Star Tribune: Monthly tariffs tab for Minnesota businesses spikes to $32 million, study finds
Star Tribune: Minnesota exports hit record $23 billion in 2018
KRFO: Minnesota exports a record high
CBS 3: Minnesota sends record amount of exports in 2018
KXRA: Minnesota Exports Jump to Record $23 Billion in 2018
Agriculture
Minn Post: Is Minnesota in the midst of another farm crisis?
KSTP: Analysis: Farm income in Minnesota fell to lowest point in at least 23 years in 2018
WCCO: Researchers: Minnesota Farm Incomes Hit Historic Low In 2018
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.